investigate a dispute between North Village and the Bermuda Football Association at the end of the 1993-94 soccer campaign.

The other two members are Canon James Francis, chairman of the Human Rights Commission, and Mr. Lewellyn Wainwright.

Sir John is an honorary vice president of the BFA and was selected by the governing body while Mr. Wainwright is an honorary vice president of North Village and was named by the club. Canon Francis is an independent member.

Charlie Marshall, president of the BFA, yesterday confirmed that the tribunal had been appointed, but refused to divulge any further details about the matter.

"We are just following the procedures that are laid out in our standing orders and it will be dealt with according to those procedures,'' said Marshall.

The controversy flared after North Village won a league game in March against Dandy Town but then had both points taken from them for using an ineligible player -- Dwayne Adams -- because he was suspended at the time.

Adams had been penalised for failing to attend two training sessions with the Bermuda Olympic team. And Village were likewise penalised for allowing him to play when they were reportedly fully aware of the ban.

North Village filed a protest against the forfeiture of points. But their efforts proved futile. According to a Village official the appeal was not acknowledged because it was sent in by their lawyers who had no affiliation with the BFA.

In recent weeks, though, new information about the matter has surfaced with news that the BFA had approached FIFA, seeking clarification over whether they had the right to take the action they did.

It's understood that FIFA did not support the BFA and advised that the matter should be sorted out between the association and the club, although the BFA have refused to confirm such advice was offered.

A North Village official insisted yesterday that being awarded the points was not their goal. Their aim, he said, was to prove that the action taken against the club was unjustified.

"There is a principle involved in this matter,'' said the official.

Should Village eventually be awarded the points, Dandy Town would still retain the league title.

The complexities of new FIFA rules relating to players committing themselves to the national team was expected to be included on the agenda during the BFA's meeting at Warwick Workmen's Club last night.

The meeting was part of their adjourned special general meeting of a month ago, shortened to give affiliates time to consider and/or make amendments to various proposals governing the "commitments'' of national players.

It was expected that the general body would accept the proposals as they were presented since no club wrote in with any suggested changes.

The BFA's recent decision to abandon the three-year transfer rule which was scheduled to go into effect this year was another item expected to be discussed.